Creating the Janesce plant essences is a time-honoured process and one of the reasons Janesce products offer so many benefits to our skin. When you imagine that each plant is able to offer at least six different benefits and then you times that by how many plants are in each product, and again by how many different products you are using in a day and you can start to get a picture of just[...]

One of the reasons Janesce products make our skin look so fresh and glowing is the time and effort invested in the production of the plant essences they contain. These plant essences are responsible for the main action of the products. They are what gives your lotion or serum power the power to transform your skin. Many skincare ranges use plants because of the huge variety of benefits th[...]

Janesce's herb farm, called “Claret Ash Farm” is located in the Adelaide Hills district, which is in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The farm is located near Echunga and is 35 kilometres east of Adelaide. The property is made up of gently sloping land with the soil type being a well-nourished sandy loam over a clay base. The average rainfall on the property is around 800 mm or 32” per year a[...]

How lucky we are to be living in such a beautiful, pristine part of the world with clean air, even if a little chilly still, surrounded by all the deciduous trees with their soft, new green shoots coming out and softening the landscape. The seasons this year have been unpredictable with a relatively dry winter and lots of rain in August and early Spring. This has given us a new flush of c[...]

In our last blog we talked about the importance of Skin Barrier Function and how damaging or weakening it can result in skin problems and premature ageing. One of the most common things we do to weaken our skin’s barrier is to over wash. We tend to cover our entire body with soap or body wash in an attempt to avoid body odor. But this practice also strips our skin of its protective oils[...]